It is obvious that the Constitution did not give enough power to the president. This is partly because Article II of the Constitution was written in a short period of time without much thought. Many presidents have had to make unclear decisions with little information about the circumstance in the Constitution, and the president is beginning to take control of the government due to growing implied powers. However, the president's power has recently been shown to have surpassed the constitution and is evolving rapidly. The Constitution gave the president broad but vague powers, including the authority to appoint judges and other officials with the consent of the Senate, to veto bills, to lead the military as commander and chief, and to ensure “that laws were faithfully executed." Many of these powers, however, are shared with the legislative branch and cause conflict within the government. The executive branch was supposed to be much less significant than the legislative branch. Indeed, James Madison wrote, in his notes during the Constitutional Convention, “rarely, if ever, does the executive constituted as ours proposed have sufficient firmness to resist the legislative body.” Partly because of this and so as not to offend George Washington, whom the founders expected to be the first president, the founders focused very little on Article II of the Constitution. The most important role the president should play in government is to make sure the laws are followed. However, the Constitution does not explain how the president should do this. As a result, future presidents had to interpret the Constitution and assume implied powers that were not directly stated in the Constitution. Barak Obama should never have been... middle of paper... it's too late. Works Cited Annenberg. “Unit 7 Topic Overview.” Annenberg Student. Annenberg, 2013. Web. 13 November 2013. Jrank. "The executive power and the Constitution". Executive branch. Jrank, 2013. Web. November 12, 2013. Krieger, David. “The War on Iraq as Illegal and Illegitimate by David Krieger.” The War on Iraq as Illegal and Illegitimate by David Krieger. Foundation for Peace in the Nuclear Age, 2013. Web. November 13, 2013. Linder, Doug. "Presidential Powers: An Introduction." Exploring constitutional law. Exploring Constitutional Law, 2013. Web. November 13, 2013.McMahon, Robert. "Balance of War Powers: The President and Congress of the United States." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, September 1, 2013. Web. November 13, 2013. United States Senate. "Official Congressional War Declarations." United States Senate. United States Senate, n.d. Web. November 12. 2013.
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